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Hello,
I'm new to these boards. I've been dabbling in collecting the past 1-2 years.

I recently found this bottle. It reads, "High Rock Sparkling Water Ozonizing High Rock Ginger Ale Co" All the text is etched. The bottle is heavy, 3lbs. The Maker's mark on the bottle is a square (possibly diamond?) with a "G" in it. I'm assuming it was a seltzer bottle.

I was wondering if someone could tell who was the maker of the bottle was, age, value or anything else you could tell me about it.
Thanks!
 

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Digging through the forums, I found a "G" in a square is Glenshaw Glass Company.

Still looking for help to determine age (30s-50s?) and value.
 

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Welcome to the forum.

Check the lip area of your bottle and see if it has a micro-small letter or number. Sometimes you have to use a magnifying glass to see them. If it has one, compare it to this list for when your bottle was made. If it doesn't have a letter/number on the lip, what is the 'G' letter/number on the base?

Glenshaw Glass Codes.jpg
 

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Thanks!
There is no letter or number on the lip.
On the base, there is a "10" with a small dot above it.
 

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Its possible the 10 is an I0

I have seen Glenshaw seltzer bottles with the letters G H I K L M N followed by numbers

Typically they used a 1 with a slant-top for the number 'one' and a lower-case l for an 'L'

If the mark on your bottle is a lower-case 'l' (L) it might stand for 1937

Many of the Glenshaw marks are complicated and confusing and I don't know anyone who has ever figured them out entirely. The research information on this pdf link is one of the better if not the best ever compiled. Check it out ...

https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/GlenshawGlass.pdf
 

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The character has a slant top, so I'm going to say it's "10".
 

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If you don't mind, I'm currently working on a study of Glenshaw seltzer bottles in an attempt to try and make sense of the various designs in connection with various Glenshaw marks/letters/numbers on the bases. It might take me a couple of days to complete and I will be back later unless you object to my posting about 20+ pictures of Glenshaw seltzer bottles. Please let me know.

Thanks

Bob
 

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I recently changed my email address which resulted in my having to re-register under a different name. My new name is now ...

Sodabob ... and was formerly Sodapopbob

Now I can get email notifications and will be posting this message on various other threads in order to get notifications from those as well.
 

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Thanks Bob, whatever you like if fine. I appreciate your help.
 

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The first thing I'd like to do is present this advertisement for High Rock Sparkling Water. I realize the bottle pictured is not a seltzer/siphon bottle, but because of the use of the words 'New' and 'Debut' it appears as though this was when their Sparkling Water was first introduced. If this is true, then it suggest that BB's seltzer bottle would likely date no earlier than ...

The Louisville Journal ~ Louisville, Kentucky ~ April 18, 1934

High Rock Sparkling Water Debut Louisville Journal April 18, 1934 (2).jpg

High Rock Sparkling Water Debut Louisville Journal April 18, 1934.jpg

High Rock Seltzer Bottle Base Forum August 2016 (2).jpg

High Rock Seltzer Bottle Base Forum August 2016.jpg

(A Lot more to follow)
 

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